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COLLEGE OF STATEN ISLAND ATHLETICS

2025 Men's Cross Country Roster

Matthew Amato

  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Staten Island, NY
  • Highschool New Dorp High School

Biography

2025:
  • Competed in five races this season
  • Recorded his season best 8K time at the NJIT XC Challenge (10/11) with a time of 31:47.0
2024:
  • Competed in five meets
  • Appeared at the NCAA Division II East Region XC Championships for a 10K personal best time of 39:21.1
  • Posted two more personal bests in the season
    • 4.97M - 35:29.6 (Adelphi Panthes Invite - 9/6)
    • 8K - 31:19.7 (NJIT Highlander Challenge - 31:19.7)
2023:
  • Competed in four meets
  • Set a 5M personal best with a time of 34:40.03 at the Queensborough Invitational (10/1)
2022:
  • Competed in nine races this season
  • Made his collegiate debut at the Adelphi Panthers XC Invitational (4.97M) and finished with a time of 36:02.8
  • Posted a 6K personal best at the Fred Pavlich Invitational (9/24) with a time of 23:44.5
  • Competed at the NCAA DII East Region Cross Country Championships (11/19) and finished with a time of 42:06.4 (6.21M)
High School:
  • Attended New Dorp High School on Staten Island and competed on the cross country and I/O track and field teams
  • Track and Field Co-Captain
  • SIAC Scholarship Award Recipient
  • 3rd Place finishers at the PSAL Borough Championship (2020)
About Matthew (a.k.a 'Matt'):
  • Favorite Food: Pizza
  • Favorite TV Show: Seinfeld 
  • Favorite Movie: Cars
  • Favorite Music Genre: EDM
  • Favorite Athlete: Steve Prefontaine
  • Favorite Pro Team: New York Yankees, Mets, Rangers, Jets, Knicks, and Brooklyn Nets

Historical Player Information

  • 2022Freshman

  • 2023Sophomore

  • 2024Junior

  • 2025Senior